Photo by Michelle Kidd DesignBEFORE. “Buyers are looking first on the Internet,” said Michelle Kidd, owner of Michelle Kidd Design, a Columbus home staging company. “If the house doesn’t look good in pictures, you won’t get people to the house.”Request to buy this photo

Photo by Michelle Kidd DesignAFTER. When Kidd snaps photos of a room and she doesn't like how a room looks in the photo, she'll change the room.Request to buy this photo

Photo by Michelle Kidd DesignBEFORE. One tip to staging a home is to declutter it. To do this just remove extra pieces of furniture to make a room seem larger, but also tidy everything from side tables to closets.Request to buy this photo

Photo by Michelle Kidd DesignAFTER. One tip is to depersonalize your home. Potentially off-putting accessories, such as political or religious items, should be set aside. Sellers should also consider eliminating children’s names in decals or paint, Kidd advises.Request to buy this photo

Photo by Michelle Kidd DesignBEFORE. It is also important to have the right size furniture when staging a room. A few small chairs in the corner of a massive great room could make buyers worry that the room will be hard to furnish.Request to buy this photo

Photo by Michelle Kidd DesignAFTER. With a smaller room it's important not to have too large of furniture. An enormous sectional in a tight living room suggests that the home is too small.Request to buy this photo

Photo by Michelle Kidd DesignBEFORE. As simple as it may sound, a clean home is also very important to staging. “Bathrooms and kitchens in particular should be clean. Remember, buyers will look in your cupboards and even your refrigerator."Request to buy this photo

Photo by Michelle Kidd DesignLiving room after Michelle Kidd Design's staging. In this room, Kidd chose to change the color of the room. Homeowners should aim for something “between a crayon box and a tan box,” said Suzanne Byrd, owner of Columbus Home Staging.Request to buy this photo